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Teacher arrested for alleged classroom sex assault of two students

A 27-year-old
male teacher suspected of sexually assaulting two fifth-grade boys in an El Segundo classroom has been arrested, and authorities
are looking for other possible victims.

Jeffrey Simonek, who had been placed on administrative leave from
his job at Center Street School in the El Segundo Unified School District while allegations were being investigated, was
scheduled to appear Friday at the Airport Courthouse.

He was arrested
around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday by El Segundo police investigators, who received an
anonymous report of possible sexual assault through the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, police said in a news release. Simonek was booked on suspicion of committing lewd acts with children under the age of 14. Bail was listed at $300,000, police said.

Simonek also worked as a counselor at a Lake
Tahoe-area summer camp for boys ranging from age 6 to 11 from 2005 to 2011, officials said. Police said in the news release that Simonek is suspected of assaulting young boys at that
camp.

Simonek has also volunteered with various youth organizations in Los Angeles and
Orange counties that placed him in direct contact with young boys, police said. They said they believe Simonek sought these volunteer and counselor
positions so he could interact with boys he could potentially victimize.